2,851
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + Line 6:
Line 6: − PRINT I+ Line 13:
Line 13: − System.out.println( employee(i) );+ Line 19:
Line 19: − + − Item box = boxes.getFirst();+ − box.shipToCustomer();+ − boxes.remove(box);+ Line 32:
Line 32: − queue.printStatus();+ − queue.processFirstItem();+ − +
no edit summary
A '''loop''' in [[Computer Programming]] is a section of instructions which are repeated - either endlessly or until a certain expected state occurs.
A '''loop''' in [[computer programming]] is a section of instructions which are repeated - either endlessly or until a certain expected state occurs.
A common error made by novice programmers is to program an infinite loop, i.e., one that never ends despite the programmer's hopes.
A common error made by novice programmers is to program an infinite loop, i.e., one that never ends despite the programmer's hopes.
This trivial example prints out the first five integers:
This trivial example prints out the first five integers:
FOR I = 1 TO 5
FOR I = 1 TO 5
PRINT I
NEXT I
NEXT I
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
System.out.println( employee(i) );
}
}
A while loop doesn't need a counter:
A while loop doesn't need a counter:
while ( boxes.getCount() > 0 ) {
while ( shipment.hasItems() > 0 ) {
Item box = shipment.getFirst();
box.shipToCustomer();
shipment.remove(box);
}
}
do {
do {
queue.printStatus();
queue.processFirstItem();
} while (queue.hasItems());
} while (queue.hasItems());
[[Category:Computer Programming]]
[[Category:Computer Programming]]